Debra Beckman Oral-Motor Protocol
What is Beckman Oral Motor Intervention?
Approach used for babies to transition to eating real food
The theory is that by about 6-months your baby is ready to explore, mouth and munch on table foods that you eat on a daily basis. According to this approach babies do not need to be fed pureed, mashed baby food. Most of the babies we see, however, are not able to follow the BLW approach without some modifications. Their oral motor skills are impaired and could create a choking hazard if some modifications are not implemented. Our therapists are trained in how to adapt this program to make it a safe way for your baby to learn to explore and eat table food.
Our therapists will provide you with home programs and suggested tools to help your child safely follow the Baby Led Weaning program while at the same time we help to improve the underlying oral motor difficulties they may have.
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